Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-10-07

tne NOrthern Pacific. Those interested
however, have leave on or before the
date mentioned to apply for an exten.
sion of time.
Vancouver Register: Several can.
neries along the Columbia, on both
sides of the river, have made prepare.
tions to pack salmon during the next
month. The close season ends Sept
3Oth, and several hundred boats will
be ready to start out Saturday, Octo-
Der lst. There is good ground for be-
lieving that there will be at least one
good run during the month, and that
the cannerymen will be able to
make up in some measure for the short
summer pack. Early this month there
was very large run.
The Northern Pacific and O. r. &
N. Companies have agreed to put into
effect a rate of $5 per ton of 1000
pounds on wheat shipped from points
between Wallula and Palouse juno
ton to Portland and Sc so per ton
from Palouse Junction and all points
east of there in Washington Territory,
on the main lines and branches to
Portland. The same rate will be put
into effect via the Cascade Division to
Tacoma. This Sc so rate also applies
from all points on the o. r. & N. Co.'s
Palouse branch to Portland.
Tacoma has formed Philharmonic
society and propose to organize a
band of twenty-five pieces, compris-
ing 6 cornets, 8 clarionets, 8 alto and
3 tenor horns, 2 baritone, l bass trom-
bone, 2 saxophones, 2 E fiat bass and
2 drums. The News remarks that
" the projectors of the enterprise do
not purpose to have their organization
to go into the business for the money
income, but for the general good and
in order that Tacoma shall extend its
reputation as musical community in
the line of brass and stringed instru-
mentation and orchestra" In other
words, it is another Tacoma boom.
Verify, her enterprising community
lay tribute on heaven and earth to
accomplish their object.
Following are the average wages
in Puget Sound logging camps: Skid
greasers, $50 a month, this being the
lowest position in the crew; swampers,
barkers and hook-tenders get about
$40; the skidders, who must keep the
road in repair, get $50, if proficient; !;
log-cutters receive about $50, and a
teamster, handling from throe to eight
yoke of oxen, which he must take care
of and shoe, receives from $50 to $135.
Cooks get from $40 to 500, according
to size of crew. The head-sawyers in
the mills get from 500 to $125 per
month; other sawyers, $50 to $65 /;
filers, about $50. Hands employed
generally about the mill are paid $50
to $40 per month. The price of good
logs is 81 so per thousand, and every
mill on Puget Sound is running on
full time.
Commerce: The schooner Seabird
was wrecked on the Vancouver coast
about two years ago, and its crew mas
sacred by Indians. Most of the par
ticipants in the affair have been
brought to justice, and the police au-
thorities OF British Columbia have been
on the lookout for Mack Moose, the
last of the alleged perpetrators of the
butchery. Recently hearing that he
was in this vicinity, they communicat-
ed with Agent Eels, who laid the mat
ter before Justice Beverly, who put the
case in the hands of officer Wm. jeff
ry, of Puyallup, who, with the assist
ance of James Know, took Mack in
custody on Sunday morning last, and
deposited him in the lookup. He did
not deny his identity, but offered the
officers $50 to let him 60, finally con-
senting to accompany them to British
Columbia, taking Thursday mornings
boat. A reward of 5000 for the deliv-
cry Of the prisoner awaits his captors.
1t is said that the wife of one of the
murdered crew of the Seabird is do
mestic in the family of clerk at the
indian reservation.